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  • October 19, 2012 | The American Lawyer

    Same Standards Apply

    Electronic data discovery has been a growing burden for corporate defendants for years. Thanks to a recent court ruling against several federal agencies, the government is findin

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  • December 7, 2006 | The American Lawyer

    IPO Plaintiffs Denied Class Certification

    A federal appeals court Tuesday vacated class certification in six key cases in the massive litigation over dot-com era initial public offerings � a potentially devastating setback for plainti

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  • Ligon v. NYC, 12 Civ. 2274

    Publication Date: 2013-01-10
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    Court: U. S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Shira Scheindlin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs: Christopher Dunn, Esq., Alexis Karteron, Esq., Taylor Pendergrass, Esq., Daniel Mullkoff, Esq., New York Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY. J. McGregor Smyth, Jr., Esq., Mariana Kovel, Esq., The Bronx Defenders, Bronx, NY. Juan Cartagena, Esq., Foster Maer, Esq., Roberto Concepcion, Jr., Esq., LatinoJustice PRLDEF, New York, NY. John A. Nathanson, Esq., Tiana Peterson, Esq., Mayer Grashin, Esq., Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants: Heidi Grossman, Mark Zuckerman, Joseph Marutollo, Brenda Cooke, Richard Weingarten, Assistant Corporation Counsel, New York City Law Department, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 12 Civ. 2274 (SAS)

    Cite as: Ligon v. NYC, 12 Civ. 2274, NYLJ 1202583842597, at *1 (SDNY, Decided January 8, 2013)District Judge Shira ScheindlinDecide

  • December 11, 2006 | The American Lawyer

    Securities Class Actions Suffer Setback

    NEW YORK — A federal appeals court last week vacated class certification in six key cases in the massive litigation over dot-com-era initial public offerings — a potentially de

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  • September 19, 2005 | Legal Times

    Calming the E-Discovery Frenzy

    Sylvia Kerrigan remembers when she first tackled electronic discovery at her company about two years ago. The assistant general counsel at Houston-based Marathon Oil Corp. says it was li

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  • Ligon v. NYC, 12 Civ. 2274

    Publication Date: 2013-01-24
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    Court: U. S. District Court, Southern District
    Judge: District Judge Shira Scheindlin
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Ligon Plaintiffs: Christopher Dunn, Esq., Alexis Karteron, Esq., Taylor Pendergrass, Esq., Daniel Mullkoff, Esq., New York Civil Liberties Union, New York, NY. J. McGregor Smyth, Jr., Esq., Mariana Kovel, Esq., The Bronx Defenders, Bronx, NY. Juan Cartagena, Esq., Foster Maer, Esq., Roberto Concepcion, Jr., Esq., LatinoJustice PRLDEF, New York, NY. John A. Nathanson, Esq., Tiana Peterson, Esq., Mayer Grashin, Esq., Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY. For Floyd Plaintiffs: Darius Charney, Esq., Chauniqua Young, Esq., Sunita Patel, Esq., Center for Constitutional Rights, New York, NY. Philip A. Irwin, Esq., Eric Hellerman, Esq., Gretchen Hoff Varner, Esq., Kasey L. Martini, Esq., Covington & Burling LLP, New York, NY. Jonathan C. Moore, Esq., Jennifer Borchetta, Esq., Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Ligon and Floyd Defendants: Brenda Cooke, Linda Donahue, Heidi Grossman, Morgan Kunz, Joseph Marutollo, Suzanna Publicker, Lisa Richardson, Cecelia Silver, Judson Vickers, Richard Weingarten, Mark Zuckerman, Assistant Corporation Counsel, New York City Law Department, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 12 Civ. 2274

    Cite as: Ligon v. NYC, 12 Civ. 2274, NYLJ 1202585421036, at *1 (SDNY, Decided January 22, 2013)District Judge Shira ScheindlinDecid

  • December 7, 2006 | New York Law Journal

    Ability to Certify IPO Class Unlikely After Circuit Rules

    A federal appeals court Tuesday vacated class certification in six key cases in the massive litigation over dot-com era initial public offerings - a potentially devastating setback for plainti

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  • October 4, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

    In-House Attorneys Become IT Gatekeepers

    Sylvia Kerrigan remembers when she first tackled electronic discovery at her company about two years ago. The assistant general counsel at Houston-based Marathon Oil Corp. says it was like slo

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  • October 4, 2005 | Corporate Counsel

    In-House Attorneys Become IT Gatekeepers

    Sylvia Kerrigan remembers when she first tackled electronic discovery at her company about two years ago. The assistant general counsel at Houston-based Marathon Oil Corp. says it was like slo

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  • July 26, 2012 | New York Law Journal

    Judge issues marching orders for electronic records search

    Federal custodians of electronic records in a Freedom of Information Act case must provide a detailed description of their searches for responsive documents, earch words used and whether

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